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WRC No. 4 Float in the GAR 50th Anniversary Parade
Negative of the WRC No. 4 float in the Grand Army of the Republic's 50th anniversary parade in Decatur, IL in 1937.
William T. Howell
Photograph of William T. Howell (d. 1/21/1916). He was a well known farmer in Oakley Township, and raised grain and stock. He owned 400 acres of land in Macon County. The photo was taken by Haws, and ran in the Decatur Daily Review on January 25,…
William Niedermeyer
Photograph of William Niedermeyer; (died 9/25/1914). Decatur grocer for many years. He conducted his grocery store in the rear of his home at 646 W. North from about 1893 until he sold out in 1913. He was prominent in Macon Co. Old Settlers' Ass'n…
William Landis and a Rambler
Photograph of William Landis in a Rambler.
Landis was an agent for Rambler Automobile before 1906.
Landis was an agent for Rambler Automobile before 1906.
William G. Bachman
Photograph of William G. Bachman (b. 12/21/1864, d. 7/8/1934). He was a furniture dealer, and owned a company on the southwest corner of N. Main and Prairie. This site later became Linn & Scruggs. The photo was taken by Vandeventer.
William F. Frede
Photograph of William F. Frede (d. 12/24/1950), a Decatur automobile dealer. In 1891, Frede started a farm implement business. After buying his first automobile in 1910, Frede opened a Studebaker dealership. He took over the Chevrolet dealership…
William F. Busher
Photograph of William F. Busher (d. 9/5/1906), a prominent shoe dealer in Decatur. He was the owner of the W.F. Busher & Co. at 152 E. Main St. The photo was taken by Haws, and used in the Decatur Herald and Review.
William Besalke Retires from the Wabash Locomotive Shops
Photograph of William Besalke taken on June 14, 1945 when he retired from Wabash locomotive shop after working there for more than 46 years as a blacksmith welder.
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George Dodson - Group of Women
This is the glass negative of a copy of a photograph of a group of women. The copy was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in…